SUTURED in Edmonton, AB - Allied Health - RN, NP or Other (October 23, 2025)

ALLIED HEALTH SUTURED - For RN, NP or Other

HANDS ON SUTURING & WOUND MANAGEMENT COURSE

• The College of Family Physicians Canada MAINPRO+ credits: 35.25
• ONE-DAY COURSE
• This course is intended for RNs, NPs, or other professionals who perform surgery as part of their practice. If you're unsure whether it's right for you, please contact us.

Price: $950.00 + 5% GST 

Venue: Hilton Garden Inn, 17610 Stony Plain Road,Edmonton, AB, T5S 1A2

Objectives

• Be able to list the factors that affect wound healing
• Have a knowledge of the available suture materials & be able to select the most appropriate
• Be able to list the different techniques available to achieve local anesthesia
• Have practised the different techniques of local anaesthetic administration
• Have practised the technique of application of a finger tourniquet
• Be able to describe finger anatomy & understand the technique of a digital finger block
• Have practised 4 different knot tying techniques to achieve optimum wound closure
• Have practised the technique of extensor tendon repair
• Have practised the technique of flap laceration repair
• Have practised 3 skin biopsy techniques: shave; punch; elliptical/fusiform excision
• Be able to describe the techniques involved in lip & tongue laceration repair
• Be able to provide wound closure aftercare advice

NEW Objectives:

• Have a knowledge of the different subtypes of perianal/perirectal abscesses & be able to describe their management
• Be able to describe the management of 4 common finger & nail injuries and infections: paronychias; felons; partial amputations; sub-ungual haematomas

Additional Topics:

• Radical nail excision
• Layered wound repair
• Wound undermining
• Abscess incision & drainage